Celtic FC will be in need of a massive miracle as they travel to the Emirates Stadium in North London to square off against Arsenal in the second leg of the teams' UEFA Champions League qualifier. Kickoff in London will be at 20:45 on Wednesday, August 26th. Celtic have already overcome a home loss in the first leg of a Champions League qualifier this month, losing in Glasgow to FC Dinamo Moskva 1-0 and then defeating Dinamo 2-0 in Moscow.

Both teams enter the match on a high note. Celtic was victorious at the weekend, defeating St. Johnstone 5-2 in their home opener of the Scottish Premier League. Arsenal enters the match on cloud nine. For a second straight week the Gunners demolished their English Premier League opponent, defeating Portsmouth 4-1 at the Emirates. On top of that, Arsenal holds all the cards in their second leg fixture with Celtic. Arsenal not only holds the 2-0 lead on aggregate, they have two precious away goals.

The task facing Celtic is daunting. Arsenal is clinically efficient when they hold the lead after the first leg of a two legged match in the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal has not lost a Champions League matchup where they held a lead after the first leg since 2001. On top of that, Celtic has had bad luck in recent years playing on English soil. Celtic is 3-2-3 in their eight trips to England, their last two trips being defeats at the hands of Manchester United.

The importance of this match for both clubs can be measured in terms of money. The victorious side will advance to the UEFA Champions’ League group stages. Awaiting them in the group stage is a tidy sum of money for competing. Each club reaching the group stage is expected to get $10.1 million this season for participating.

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